Dec 08, 2020 City Council Meeting 3pm

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

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ALL RIGHT.

WELCOME TO THE ON CITY COUNCIL MINI.

WE CONTINUE TO BE HOLDING A REMOTE MEETINGS WHILE THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT DUE TO COVID-19.

AND I HAVE TO REMIND OUR CITIZENS.

THEY CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

PUBLIC PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME AND THEY WILL BE READ AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME.

DURING THIS MEETING, COMMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UP TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE VOTE OF THE ITEM.

COMMENTS CAN BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CITY OF ALCOHOL'S WEBSITE, WHICH IS WWW.CITYOFALCOHOL.US UNDER AGENDAS AND MINUTES.

GO TO VIDEO STREAMING AND YOU'LL SEE A BUTTON AND SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS.

THE MEDIA IS NOW CALLED ORDER, AND I'LL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UM, MALE ROLES.

I'M HERE.

BECKY MAYOR OR TEAS HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER KORBEL HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER, KENDRICK AND COUNCIL MEMBER MEXICO HERE.

THANK YOU.

I WANT TO WELCOME OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the November 10, 2020, Meeting and the Agenda of the December 8, 2020, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE AND REVELATIONS TO STEVEN PHIL FOR THEIR CONTINUING ROLES.

AND BEFORE WE MOVE ON WITH THE MEETING, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE BOB MCCLELLAN, TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

HE'S HAD A STELLAR CAREER HERE IN OKLAHOMA, BEEN A MENTOR TO ME AND A INSPIRATION TO MANY OF US, I THINK.

AND BOB, ARE YOU WITH US? YES, SIR.

I AM BOBBY.

THANK YOU.

AND, UH, JUST TO, UM, BRING A FEW THINGS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE COUNCIL THAT WHEN I FIRST GOT ON THE COUNCIL, I WAS APPRAISED BY A CITIZEN THAT THERE WERE REPORTING THAT A GRAPHIC NEWSPAPERS AND THE NEWS RACKS AND ALCOHOL, AND, UH, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, A COUPLE OF YEARS IT TOOK, IT ACTUALLY CHANGED A STATE LAW BY PUTTING

[1. Official Results of the 2020 General Municipal Election RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopt the next Resolution, in order, declaring the results of the November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election for one Council Member each for District Two, District Three, and District Four.]

THEY DON'T PUT THEM IN THE NEWS RACKS ANYMORE.

AND, UH, FOR THAT, I GOT A WORD FROM FOCUS ON THE FAMILY.

IF YOU'VE EVER HEARD OF THEM, HOMETOWN HERE ARE THE YEAR.

AND, UM, THEN I HEARD ABOUT CIGARETTES.

SHE SAID, NO ALCOHOL.

AND WE DECIDED TO OUTLAW THE CIGARETTE MACHINES.

AND THEN, UH, UH, WE, UH, TOOK A SURVEY BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO IF THEY WANTED SMOKING IN THE RESTAURANTS.

AND A MAJORITY OF THE RESTAURANTS DID NOT WANT SPOKEN AT ALL.

SO WE OUTLAWED SMOKING IN THE RESTAURANT.

THEN GARY CAME ON AND HE'S TAKEN OVER MOST OF THE SMOKING ALCOHOL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, WE DID CHANGE THE, UM, ORDINANCES TO KEEP, UH, PORNOGRAPHIC STORES OUT OF REACH AND ALCOHOL PRETTY MUCH.

AND EVENTUALLY THE F STREET BOOKSTORE, A CHILD WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE.

IT'S NOT A NICE THING TO HAVE RIGHT.

TO CENTER YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND ONE OF THE COUPLE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE COUNCIL, UH, IS, UH, WE APPROVE THE ORDINANCE FOR THE OPTION OF, UH, THE ELK HOME, TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER THAT STAY ON EAST MAIN STREET AND ALCOHOL.

AND WE WERE SUED BY SOME OF THE BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY AND DIDN'T LIKE THEIR, THAT TOO MUCH NOISE PROBLEMS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THAT, THEY SENT A NICE LETTER OUT TO US

[ OATH OF OFFICE AND REMARKS BY NEW COUNCILMEMBERS]

AND, UH, UH, ACTUALLY THEY'D SUED US AND WE WON A LAWSUIT THANKS TO MORGAN OR POSSIBLY I, AND, UH, UH, THAT WAS A BIG THING.

AND, UH, THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR THINGS IN OKLAHOMA.

AND, UM, GARY PICKING UP THE BALL ON THE, UM, SMOKING AND ALCOHOL THINGS, UM, BROUGHT THIS ORDINANCE TOGETHER AND, UH, HE CALLED ME ABOUT IT AND I SAID, YEAH, IT SOUNDS GREAT.

UH, THE ELK ON A, UH, THING THAT DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM SELLING ALCOHOL TO MINORS, WE ALREADY HAD THE CIGARETTE WHEN I NURSE, NO, I HOPE YOU CARRY THROUGH WITH THAT.

CONTINUE TO, UH, MONITOR THAT AT LEAST ONCE

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THAT'S YOUR JOB MARKET FOR HIM, MAKE SURE THAT THAT MUCH, BUT, UH, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF THE STAFF ALCOHOL AND THE POLICE, THE FIRE, THE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES, UH, CITY ATTORNEY GRAHAM MITCHELL.

I'VE KNOWN YOU SINCE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS WHEN YOU WERE SENIOR MANAGER AT LEMON GROVE.

AND, UH, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF CITY MANAGERS COME AND GO AND YOU'RE A, YOU'RE A GREAT CITY MANAGER.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE GOOD JOB.

AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN SAY, BUT, UH, ON TIME AND, UH, I THINK, UM, WE'VE MADE SOME GOOD CHANGES, NO PHONE, AND, UH, I'M SURE THERE'LL BE MORE TO COME.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE ABILITY TO SPEAK OUT, SAY GOODBYE TO YOU ALL.

SO I WON'T BE, I WON'T BE COMING TO IN MANY MEETINGS IN THE FUTURE, BUT THANK YOU.

HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU, BOB.

UM, ANYBODY IN THE COUNCIL LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? WELL, I'LL SAY THAT BOB WAS ALWAYS THERE TO WHEN I WAS AT, ESPECIALLY WHEN, AS A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER TO TELL ME HOW THINGS WORK AND GIVE ME REALLY GOOD ADVICE.

AND, UH, I ALWAYS TOLD MY BOYS AS WELL, WHEN PEOPLE AT THE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES CRITICIZED BOB AT THE COUNCIL MEETINGS, HE'S LIKE A DUCK JUST WITH WATER RUNNING RIGHT OFF HIS SHOULDERS AND YOU JUST SMILE AND THAT WAS IT.

HE NEVER LET ANYTHING GET TO HIM.

YEAH.

YOU REMEMBER THE ONE WE HAD THE, UH, THE, UH, HISTORICAL, UM, VIDEOS ON THE GOVERNMENT CHANNEL.

UH, I GOT LAMBASTED, UH, OVER THAT, BUT HE WENT AWAY.

SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU, ERIC, OR HERE SUPPORT ALL THESE YEARS AND I'M DOING A GREAT JOB ON THE COUNCIL AND, UH, MITCHELL, YOU CAN ALWAYS LEARN A LOT, LEARN A LOT FROM OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE GOT PROBABLY THE BEST COUNCIL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY.

NO, BOB, I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF WORDS, UH, BEING RELATIVELY NEW AT THIS, UH, WORK.

WE'RE ALL KIND OF WALKING INTO A $47 MILLION RESERVE AND THAT'S AFTER PROBABLY TWO RECESSIONS DURING YOUR TERM OR YOUR TIME.

SO I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE YOU, THANKS FOR WALKING US THROUGH A RECESSION AND TO HAVE THE FISCAL HEALTH THAT WE HAVE TODAY IS A BIG DEAL.

SO THANK YOU FOR WALKING US THROUGH THAT, TO GET US TO THIS POINT THAT WE'RE, WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.

JUST REMEMBER YOU'RE TIGHT AND DON'T GIVE AWAY TOO MANY INCENTIVES THAT YOU CAN'T HIT OR THE PENSIONS IN A LATER CAUSE THAT, UH, THAT'S THE KILLER.

SO ANYWAY, EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT COUNCIL MEETING AND, UH, I'M PASSING THE, UH, THE CAR.

DO YOU? THANK YOU.

GOT FED.

OKAY.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK AT A TIME WHEN WE CAN ALL GET TOGETHER IN PERSON.

OKAY.

THAT'LL BE GOOD.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THE CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF A GERMAN OF THE OCTOBER 30TH, 2020 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE OCTOBER 27, 2020 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.

WE HAVE ONE PRESENT TODAY ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE OUR DIRECTOR OF RECREATION, MR. FRANK CARSON, TO TELL US ABOUT SO, SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

UM, I DON'T, THAT'S NOT THE CORRECT, UH, SKIRT FOR YOU.

NO, GREAT.

I DID EMAIL IT.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE THEY PICKED THAT ONE UP FROM, BUT I DID EMAIL IT TO YOU AND I CAN, I'LL BE HAPPY TO EMAIL IT AGAIN IF YOU NEED ME TO.

OKAY.

WELL, I, LUCKILY I HAVE AN IPAD READY YET.

I HAVE TO PULL YOUR, PULL IT UP REAL FAST.

THANK YOU.

GRAHAM.

SING A SONG OR SOMETHING.

OKAY.

YOU'RE TEMPTING ME MAYOR.

I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.

I'VE HEARD.

YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE SO WELL THAT WE CAN HEAR IT.

THAT'S CUTE.

OKAY.

UM,

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JUST IN CASE I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE, I'M JUST GOING TO READ OFF MY PHONE.

THERE IT IS.

THAT'S OKAY.

THIS IS WHAT SEPARATES THE INEXPERIENCED WITH THE EXPRESS.

BE ABLE TO HANDLE ALL KIND OF PROBLEMS. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, PAGE THREE, SIR.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ACTUALLY.

WE NEED TO GO BACK.

UM, WE'RE BACK AND I'LL ASK THE CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL ONCE MORE TO INCLUDE OUR NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS.

WE DID THAT, SIR.

OKAY.

SO I GUESS WE'RE IN PRESENTATIONS.

YES.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE NO PRESENTATIONS, ALL TODAY'S AGENDA

[ AGENDA CHANGES:]

THE STAFF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA SHADERS AND MR. MAYOR, I HAVE NO CHANGE AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NOPE.

WE'RE NOT CONSENT ITEMS CAN

[9. CONSENT ITEMS: Consent Items are routine matters enacted by one motion according to the RECOMMENDATION listed below. With the concurrence of the City Council, a Council Member or person in attendance may request discussion of a Consent Item at this time.]

ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION LIST OF BELOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER, OR PERSON AT THE TENANTS MAY REQUEST DISCRETION WITH CONSENT OUT OF THIS TIME, COUNCIL MEMBERS DO WISH TO PONY CONSENT ITEMS. YEAH.

I WANT TO PULL ITEMS 10 AND 11.

ALL RIGHT.

STAFF, DO YOU WISH TO PONY? ALL RIGHT, LET'S START WITH 10 11 THEN, UH, TO STEP MY QUESTION ON THIS ONE IS I THINK THE PUBLIC WOULD ASK, UH, WE ALREADY HAVE ONE RESCUE VEHICLE.

UH, ARE WE GOING TO END UP WITH TWO? AND, UH, THIS WAS FUNDED BY A GRANT, NOT BY GENERAL FUND MONIES, IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, THAT IS CORRECT.

AND THE SHORT ANSWER IS THAT WE WILL, WE WILL HAVE ONE VEHICLE, BUT I'M GONNA HAVE OUR, UM, CHIEF MIKE MOLTEN GET INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THAT.

THE QUESTION WELL, HE'S NOT THERE, SO I'LL, I'LL ANSWER IT.

SO, UM, WE CURRENTLY, UM, UH, THE, THE CURRENT VEHICLE THAT WE, WE POSSESS IS ACTUALLY A REGIONAL ASSET.

SO WE, IT WAS USED WITH REGIONAL GRANT FUNDS.

SO WE CURRENTLY UTILIZE THAT AS A, AS A REGIONAL VEHICLE.

CURRENTLY, THE, THE VEHICLE WE HAVE NOW IS SHARED BETWEEN US AND THE CITY OF LAMESA.

SO THAT VEHICLE GOES BACK AND FORTH FOR THE MOST PART, IT'S HOUSED THAT OUR FACILITY, UM, WITH THE PURCHASE OF THIS NEW VEHICLE WITH, WITH AGAIN, REGIONAL GRANT MONEY, WE'LL BE ABLE TO, UM, POSSESS THE NEW VEHICLE.

AND THEN THE OLDER VEHICLE WILL ACTUALLY TRANSFER TO THE CITY OF LAMESA.

SO IT WILL PHYSICALLY BE THERE.

UM, THE NEW VEHICLE WILL PHYSICALLY BE AN ALCOHOL, BUT BOTH OF THESE VEHICLES WILL, WILL REMAIN REGIONAL ASSET.

SO IF ESCONDIDO, FOR EXAMPLE, NEEDS A VEHICLE, THEY'LL THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO DRAW ON THAT VEHICLE AND, AND GRAHAM I'M ON NOW.

AND THAT IS CORRECT.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND I, I HEARD THE TAIL OF WHAT, UH, GRAHAM WAS TALKING ABOUT, AND THAT IS CORRECT.

IT ANSWERS MY QUESTION.

WE'VE HEARD IN THE PAST, UH, SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BE SENSITIVE TO THE KIND OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE ACQUIRED THROUGH GRANTS.

AND SO, UH, TO LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW, WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE ONE VEHICLE STILL IS, IS A GOOD ANSWER.

GREAT.

LET'S TALK ABOUT 11 THEN I'M 11 IS THE HOUSING, THE 40 A REVIEW AND THE REPORT.

AND THERE WAS ONE ITEM IN THERE THAT SAID THE CITY WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE, UH, WITH THE RELATED TO THE 30% THING.

AND I THINK MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WAS REALLY MORE OF A TIMING ISSUE RATHER THAN A PROGRAM ISSUE.

IS THAT CORRECT? UH, MR. ALL ANSWERED THAT IN, UM, IF OUR HOUSING MANAGER, JIMMY BEING ROBINSON WANTS TO ADD TO THAT, OR IF I'M GETTING IT A LITTLE WRONG, SHE CAN CORRECT ME, BUT YOU'RE

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WE HAD PROGRAMMED THAT MONEY GOES A VERY LOW INCOME HOUSING MONIES AS PART OF THE LEXINGTON AVENUE SENIOR PROJECT.

UH, AS THE COUNCIL MAY CALL THAT PROJECT TO GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER TO CLOSE ESCROW THAN WE HAD ANTICIPATED.

YOU'RE HOPING TO CLOSE BEFORE THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.

SO THAT SET ASIDE MONEY FOR THAT VERY LOW WOULD HAVE, WE WOULD HAVE MET THAT OBLIGATION, BUT BECAUSE WE MISSED THAT ASGROW, UM, THE TIMING OF IT PUSHED THOSE EXPENDITURES INTO THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR, BECAUSE THERE IS, UM, A COMMITMENT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS ALREADY TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM.

EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A, THERE'S A, I GUESS, A PENALTY OR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO DO, WE WERE GOING TO MEET THOSE REQUIREMENTS ANYWAY.

SO AS YOU, AS YOU PICKED IT, IT IN SURVIVAL, IT REALLY IS MORE OF A TIMING ISSUE RATHER THAN A FAILING TO PROGRAM THE MONEY ISSUE.

AND THAT'S GOOD FOR THE PILOT TO KNOW AS WELL THAT WE HAVEN'T DROPPED THE BALL SOMEWHERE.

THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WAS BEYOND OUR CONTROL.

SO THE CASUAL READER OF THE STAFF REPORT, UH, THIS PROVIDES MORE COLOR TO THAT.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

WITH THE COUNSEL'S PERMISSION, THEN I WILL LUMP ALL THESE TOGETHER IN ONE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. IS THERE A SEC? ONE SECOND.

MOVE A SECOND.

OKAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND BEFORE WE CONTINUE, THERE ARE NO COMMENTS FOR CONSENT ITEMS. UM, MAYOR WELLS OR VOTE PLEASE? YES.

DEPUTY MAYOR ORTIZ.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL.

YES.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK YOU.

[ PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, any person may address a matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency that is not on the Agenda. Comments relating to items on today’s docket are to be taken at the time the item is heard. State law prohibits discussion or action on items not on the Agenda; however, Council, Authority and Agency Members may briefly respond to statements or questions. An item may be placed on a future Agenda.]

WE'RE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL TO READ THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, BE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE ITEM IS HURT STATE LAW, PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON ITEMS, NOT ON THE AGENDA.

HOWEVER, CITY COUNCIL ON THE HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS MADE BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS, AND THEN ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

UH, THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

OKAY.

UM, YES, WE DO HAVE, WE HAVE ONE ONLY, UM, AND IT'S FROM STEPHANIE HARPER AND IT READS, LET ME START OFF BY SAYING WE RAN ONE HELL OF A RACE.

AND IF ANYONE BESIDES ME, ONE, I'M GLAD IT WAS YOU, MICHELLE.

I KNOW THAT YOU WILL REPRESENT THE CITIZENS OF DISTRICT TWO TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.

YOU WILL LISTEN TO WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY AND MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW.

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IN YOUR HEART THAT I HAVE ALL THE FAITH IN THE WORLD AND YOUR ABILITY TO BE A GREAT COUNCIL MEMBER.

YOU ARE HONEST AND FORTHRIGHT AND HOLD GREAT PASSION IN YOUR HEART FOR THIS WONDERFUL CITY OF OURS.

AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT I WILL BE HERE FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU MAY NEED AN EAR TO LISTEN A PERSON WITH A DIFFERENT VIEW OF A PROBLEM, OR JUST A FRIEND TO HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE WITH.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE YOUR BACK FOR WHATEVER YOU MAY NEED.

US.

WOMEN NEED TO STICK TOGETHER.

THAT'S THE WAY WE STAY STRONG.

MAY GOD WATCH OVER AND GUIDE YOU ON THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE AND KEEP YOU STRONG WITH ALL YOU DO.

CONGRATULATIONS, MICHELLE, MAKE US PROUD.

AND THIS COMMENT, GIRL POWER.

NO MORE COMMENTS, SIR.

OKAY.

[13. Delinquent Refuse Collection Charges RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and considers public testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; Adopts the next Resolution, in order, confirming the list of property owners as delinquent in the payment of their mandatory trash service bills; and Authorizes the City Clerk to record the amount owed as a lien on the property and forward a list to the County Tax Assessor for billing on the next property tax bill.]

WE HAVE ONE ITEM TO CONSIDER ITEM 13 IS FOR DELINQUENT REFUSE COLLECTION CHARGES.

AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS, UM, YASMINA YANNO, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, THE CITY'S FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH OUR CURRENT SOLID WASTE.

HOLLER WASTE MANAGEMENT ALLOWS WASTE MANAGEMENT TO REGULARLY BILL FOR TRASH SERVICES, BUT THE CITY ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR PLACING LIENS ON THE DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS, WASTE MANAGEMENT BILLS EVERY FOUR MONTHS, ANY OUTSTANDING BILL FOR MORE THAN 120 DAYS OVER $40 IS CONSIDERED DELINQUENT.

AND OUR RESIDENTS HAVE SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE THE LEAN PROCESS TO RECONCILE THEIR ACCOUNTS.

THE CITY OPTED TO FOREGO THE LEAN PROCESS DURING THE JANUARY AND MAY INVOICE CYCLES THIS YEAR DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

AND AS OF TODAY, THE JANUARY, 2020 INVOICE CYCLE HAS 401 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS OUT

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NOTICE WITH A TOTAL BALANCE OF $71,006 WITH 66 CENTS.

AND THE MAY, 2020 INVOICE CYCLE HAS 295 DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS OUT OF 370 NOTICED WITH A TOTAL BALANCE OF $51,898 WITH 16 CENTS.

THIS COMPLETES MY REPORT.

AND I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT PRISTINE COSTA WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT IS PARTICIPATING IN THIS MEETING AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I, CHRISTINA.

HI.

OKAY.

THIS COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS OR PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANGELA, DID YOU RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THIS? WE RECEIVED NO COMMENTS, SIR.

OKAY.

THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MAYOR WELFARE VOTE PLEASE.

YES.

DEPUTY MAYOR ORTIZ.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GOEBEL.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.

YES.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL.

YES.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

OKAY.

SO PRETTY SIMPLE HOUSECLEANING KIND OF SITUATION, OR JUST LOOKING FOR EMOTION.

I JUST LIKE THE TOP ONE COMMENT.

WE'RE ONLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS AWAY FROM MOVING AWAY FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT AFTER WHAT? 20 SOME YEARS OF SERVICE.

SO CHRISTINA, IF YOU WOULD CONVEY TO YOUR PEOPLE, UH, THANKS FOR DECADES OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND WE WISH YOU WELL, SANTI, I GUESS, AS YOU CONTINUE OVER THERE, BUT, UH, THANKS FOR, FOR BEING HELPFUL IN THE TRANSITION TO HEADCOUNT.

AND, UM, WE'RE STILL DOING BUSINESS WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

WE'RE STILL GLAD TO BE WITH YOU.

SAME, SAME.

AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS.

UH IT'S UH, IT'S BITTERSWEET.

UM, BUT I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE ALL IN GOOD HANDS AND, UH, SORRY, YOU CAN'T GET RID OF ME THAT QUICKLY.

I'LL BE OVER AT 1001 WEST BRADLEY FOR THE NEXT 30 YEARS.

SO, UM, IF YOU GUYS NEED ANYTHING, WE'RE HERE, WE'RE HAPPY TO HELP.

AND, UH, WE WISH ALL OF YOU GUYS A HEALTHY AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON AND ALL THE BEST.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE'RE STILL YOUR NEIGHBOR.

WE'RE STILL HERE.

SO WE WILL SEE YOU IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHRISTINE.

SO WE'LL OKAY.

I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.

SECOND, NEED MORE.

MORGAN.

DO WE NEED MORE THAN THAT? I THINK THE RESOLUTION TAKES CARE OF ITEM FOUR, BUT, UM, YOU MIGHT ADD IN THERE THE, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD THE REST OF THAT ON THE AGENDA, PLEASE.

UH, I'LL I'LL JUST READ IT.

MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION IN ORDER CONFIRMING THE LIST OF PROPERTY OWNERS IS DELINQUENT IN THE PAYMENT OF THEIR MANDATORY TRASH SERVICE BILLS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO RECORD THE AMOUNT OWED AS A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY AND FOR THE LIST OF THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR FOR BILLING OR THE NEXT PROPERTY TAX BILL.

THANK YOU.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.

YOU WERE THE SECOND MAYOR.

WAS YOUR VOTE PLEASE? YES.

DEPUTY MAYOR ORTIZ.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL.

YES.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK

[14. Selection of Deputy Mayor RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council selects a Deputy Mayor according to the El Cajon Municipal Code.]

ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE THREE ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM 14 IS WITH US FOR THE SELECTION OF THE MAYOR PRO TEM AND I'LL STAFF TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

UH, OUR MUNICIPAL CODE REQUIRES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL EACH DECEMBER IDENTIFY THE NEXT MAYOR PRO TEM OR DEPUTY MAYOR TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE.

WE'VE UM, MR. ORTIZ HAS FILLED FULFILLED THE DEPUTY MAYOR FOR THE LAST YEAR.

AND AS WE COME INTO DECEMBER, IT'S A, THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO APPOINT THE NEXT DEPUTY MAYOR.

UM, OUR, OUR CITY, UNLIKE SOME CITIES, WE DO NOT HAVE A, A FORMAL POLICY BY WHICH THAT IS CHOSEN.

I THINK THAT'S BY DESIGN.

IT GIVES US SOME FLOOD THE COUNCIL, SOME FLEXIBILITY, BUT FOR A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY, UM, MR. ORTIZ'S SERVE THIS LAST YEAR, UM, BEFORE THAT, UH, MR. GOBLE SERVED AND BEFORE THAT, MR. KENDRICK SERVED SO, UM, WITH THAT AT THE COUNCIL AND WANTED TO CONSIDER A ROTATION, UH, MAYBE LET COUNCIL WOMAN MESHELL SORT OF GET HER FEET WET BEFORE WE THROW HER INTO THE FIRE.

WE RECOMMEND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK BE CONSIDERED AS A DEPUTY MAYOR.

UH, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A COUNCIL DECISION AND I WAS JUST GIVING A LITTLE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND.

SO WITH THAT PAMPHLET, TURN THE TIME OVER TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND DECISION.

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THAT WAS GOOD BACKGROUND.

UH, COUNSEL, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I LIKE THE IDEA.

UM, UNLESS ANYBODY OBJECTS, I WOULD, UH, MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, GARY KENDRICK, UH, SERVE ONE YEAR AS THE MAYOR PRO TEM.

SECOND SECOND.

THANK YOU.

MAY I PLEASE? YES.

DEPUTY MAYOR OR TEETH? YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER OF GLOBAL.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.

YES.

AND COUNCIL OVER MITCHELL.

YES.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

YOU'VE DONE THIS A FEW TIMES BEFORE GARY.

YES, I HAVE.

YOU'LL BE AT IT.

WE'LL BE IN GOOD HANDS.

AND THANK YOU PHIL, FOR THE TIME THAT YOU PUT INTO IT.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT JOB.

BE HAPPY TO SERVE YOU.

NEXT

[15. Regain Local Control from State Legislature RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, expressing support for actions to further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control related to local zoning and housing issues.]

AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

CERTAINLY MR. MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AT YOUR NOVEMBER 10TH MEETING, UH, MAYOR WELLS AND COUNCIL MEMBER OR DEPUTY MAYOR OR TEAS BROUGHT FORWARD AN ITEM, UM, TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION THAT OTHER CITIES AROUND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE ADOPTING.

UH, IT'S A RESOLUTION THAT'S ENCOURAGING OUR CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN OTHER CITIES IN, IN FIGHTING.

THEY'RE PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

WHO'S SLOWLY ERODING LOCAL CONTROL OF LAND USE AND OTHER MUNICIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

UM, STOP THE SAMPLE RESOLUTION THAT THAT HAS BEEN, UH, CONSIDERED BY A LOT OF OTHER CITIES.

WE MADE SOME, SOME ADOPTIONS TO IT TO MAKE IT MORE LOCALLY, UM, UH, MEET OUR NEEDS.

UH, THAT RESOLUTION IS IDENTIFIED AS PART OF THE AGENDA PACKET.

AND A STAFF IS PRESENTING IT FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU ADOPT IT RIGHT.

COUNSEL, HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

OKAY.

UH, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF.

THEY TOOK, UH, THE TEMPLATE FROM OTHER CITIES AND REALLY PUNCHED IT UP.

THEY DID A FANTASTIC JOB, UM, FOCUSING THE LANGUAGE AND, AND REALLY MAKING IT CLEAR.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GRAHAM, AND YOUR STAFF FOR, UH, UH, GETTING, GETTING THE CORRECT VERBIAGE IN THERE TO MAKE IT STRONG TO THE POINT.

ANGELA, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR SPEAKERS? NO, SIR.

WE DO NOT.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, SO WE'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, MOVE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

UM, MAYOR WELLS, YOUR VOTE? YES.

DEPUTY MAYOR.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER OF GLOBAL YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL.

YES.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANK YOU.

[16. COVID-19 Status Report RECOMMENDATION: No action required.]

IT IS ON THE COVID-19 STATUS REPORT.

AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.

I ASSUME THERE ARE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, UM, FOR THE LAST FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS WE'VE BEEN IDENT, UH, USING THIS IS JUST A CHANCE FOR THE COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT ANY COVID-19 RELATED DATA OR POLICIES.

UM, TYPICALLY PRESENTED SOME DATA THAT, UM, THAT I PUT TOGETHER.

AND THEN COUNCIL HAS ASKED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AT EACH OF THESE MEETINGS.

SO I'M GOING TO SHARE MY SCREEN.

I'LL WALK YOU THROUGH THE POWERPOINT THAT I HAVE PUT TOGETHER.

UM, NOT, UH, THERE'S ACTUALLY A LOT OF NEW THINGS GOING ON.

SO, UM, IT LOOKS, THE GRAPHS WILL LOOK SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE LAST MEETING.

SO I, I ASSUME COUNCIL CAN SEE THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION.

OKAY.

SO, UM, JUST TODAY, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF COVER SOME, SOME DATA RELATED TO CASES AND ALSO HOSPITAL ICU CAPACITY AND AS WELL AS WHAT THE NEW HEALTH ORDERS, UH, MEAN.

I HAVE INCLUDED A LITTLE BIT OF DATA ABOUT SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I'VE, I'VE ASKED THE COUNTY FOR SOME DATA AND I'M STILL STRUGGLING TO GET SOME OF IT, BUT, UM, BY PIECING SEVERAL DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS TOGETHER, I THINK I HAVE, UM, SOME INFORMATION I THINK IS KIND OF EYEOPENING FOR COUNSEL THOUGHT.

UM, SO THIS FIRST GRAPH JUST SHOWS THIS IS A COUNTY GRAPH ACTUALLY, AND IT SHOWS THE DIFFERENT, UM, THE NUMBER OF A NUMBER OF TESTS TAKEN PER DAY, THE PERCENTAGE OF THOSE CASES THAT ARE CONFIRMED POSITIVE.

AND THEN THERE'S A 14 DAY TOTAL.

SO YOU CAN SEE IN BREATHE SAYS IS EVEN THOUGH WE'VE BEEN TESTING ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER PER DAY, THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE PEOPLE HAVING, UM, ARE TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID 19 OVER A 14 DAY ROLLING PERIOD.

AND WE'RE, UH, WE'RE ABOUT UP TO ABOUT SEVEN AND A HALF PERCENT,

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UM, THIS SHOWS HOSPITAL ADMITTANCE PER DAY.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT REALLY VARIES FROM DAY TO DAY.

AND SO THIS GRAPH IS REALLY USEFUL ONLY TO KIND OF SHOW WHAT A SPIKE IN CASES DOES TO HOSPITALIZATION.

AS YOU CAN SEE, WE REALLY HAD OVER THE HISTORY OF COVID IN, IN AT LEAST THIS COUNTY WE'VE REALLY HAD THREE SPIKES KIND OF NEAR THE BEGINNING OF IT ALL IN, IN, UM, APRIL, THEN WHAT I CALL THE TWO WEEKS PASSED AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY SPIKE.

AND THEN THE SPIKE THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING NOW, EVEN THOUGH HOSPITAL ADMITTANCE HAS GONE UP PRETTY DRAMATIC IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

THE REALITY IS THAT OUR HOSPITAL CAPACITY IS STILL STRONG IN, IN THIS, THIS NEXT GRAPH ACTUALLY SHOWS HOSPITAL CAPACITY.

UM, THE, THE YELLOW BAR SHOWS THE NUMBER OF COVID RELATED PATIENTS, AND THEN THE BLUE BAR SHOWS A TOTAL NUMBER OF PATIENTS.

SO YOU CAN SEE, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD A SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF COVID RELATED PATIENTS, OUR OVERALL CAPACITY HAS BEEN ABOUT THE SAME.

SO WE'RE ABOUT 75% BED CAPACITY RIGHT NOW IN HOSPITALS.

AND WE WERE ABOUT 72%, UM, PRE SPITE, UM, IN MID OCTOBER.

SO DESPITE THIS, THIS HUGE NUMBER OF CASES, THE REALITY IS ARE HOSPITALS HAVEN'T FELT THAT PRESSURE THAT, UM, OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE FELT I SHOULD ALSO POINT OUT.

UM, I POSED A QUESTION TO THE COUNTY, UM, THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS OFFERED BEDS AT ADD, UM, MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

IT'S NOT BELIEVED THAT THOSE BEDS ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF ITS CAPACITY.

SO IF YOU WERE TO INCLUDE THOSE, WE EVEN HAVE GREATER CAPACITY THAN THIS GRAPH CURRENTLY SHOWS.

AND, UM, AS YOU ALSO RECALL, PALOMAR HOSPITAL IN ESCONDIDO HAD AN ENTIRE LIEN SET APART AS A COVID, UM, OVERFLOW AREA.

AND THE COUNTY IS VERIFYING WHETHER THOSE BEDS ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS.

UM, I, I CAN'T ASCERTAIN WHETHER THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED AS PART OF OUR CAPACITY FOR EITHER HOSPITAL BEDS OR ICU, UM, BEDS.

UM, THIS GRAPH SHOWS THE NUMBER OF ESTIMATED ACTIVE CASES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE REALLY HAVE, SINCE THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER HAD A PRETTY UNPRECEDENTED SPIKE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ACTIVELY TESTING POSITIVE FOR, AND THEN GETTING, UH, OR HAVING COVID-19.

BUT, UM, AND I'M GOING TO SHARE, I'M GOING TO PROVIDE THAT IN SOME CONTEXT TOO, AND THIS IS THE ENTIRE COUNTY AS A WHOLE.

UM, IT SHOWS THE LAST 30 DAYS BOTH, UH, POSITIVE CASES AND ALSO DEATHS IN OUR COUNTY.

UM, THIS SHOWS THE HOMES ACT, UH, ESTIMATED ACTIVE CASES.

YOU CAN SEE WE, WE SPIKED VERY SIMILARLY TO THAT, OF THE REST OF THE COUNTY, BUT UNLIKE THE COUNTY, WE'VE ACTUALLY BEGIN SLOUGHING OFF OUR CASES SLOWED.

UM, I WANTED TO SHARE SOME INFORMATION.

I KNOW WE TALK A LOT ABOUT SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, AND IT'S AN AREA THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR DATA FROM THE COUNTY, BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE THIS, THIS DATA, BUT WE'VE IDENTIFIED.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE CURRENT NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES WE HAVE AT SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES.

THIS IS JUST SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES.

WE HAVE ABOUT 156 CASES PER A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

NOW WE HAVE ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND POPULATION.

SO WE HAVE ABOUT 156 ACTIVE CASES RIGHT NOW FROM A, FROM A COUNTY PERSPECTIVE, THOUGH, IF YOU WERE TO PULL OUT THE HOMES POPULATION OUT OF THE EQUATION EMPLOYED THOSE HUNDRED AND 50 SOME CASES OUT OF THE EQUATION, THE REST OF THE COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING ABOUT 23 CASES PER A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

SO YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A HIGHER PROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, I THINK THAT NUMBER DRIVES SORT OF THE HIGHER RATE CASE THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED IN OUR CITY.

AND I'LL BE HONEST, THERE ARE SOME THAT UTILIZE THAT, THAT HIGHER RATE CASE, UH, A BIT OF AGAINST US, UM, AND SOME OF THE POLICY DIRECTIONS THAT WE'VE TAKEN.

BUT I THINK IF WE WERE TO, IF I HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA FULLY, I COULD PULL THAT OUT AND WE'D PROBABLY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SIMILAR TO OTHER CITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, BUT I THOUGHT THIS IS INTERESTING, UM, BIT OF SLEUTHING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OUT JUST TO GIVE US

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UM, THE OTHER THING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE IS, UM, WE KEEP HEARING, UM, HEALTH OFFICIALS TALK ABOUT HOW, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE HAVING THIS TREMENDOUS SPIKE IN CASES, WE'RE NOT SEEING A SPIKE IN HOSPITAL USAGE, OR WE'RE NOT SEEING A SPIKE IN ICU'S, OR WE'RE NOT SEEING A SPIKE IN, IN DEATHS.

AND I'VE HEARD A LOT OF PROFESSIONALS SAY, WELL, THE SPIKE OF, UM, FATALITIES AND THE SPIKE RELATED TO HOSPITAL, UH, USAGE TRACKS ONE OR TWO WEEKS BEHIND A SPIKE IN CASES.

UM, WE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THAT WHEN WE HAD THE SPIKE IN JULY, BY THE WAY.

UM, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR DATA IN OUR COUNTY, THERE WAS NO SPIKE IN HOSPITALIZATION.

THERE WAS NO SPIKE IN DEATHS THAT WAS SIMILAR TO THE SPIKE THAT WE HAD IN THE NUMBER OF CASES.

SO I'VE STARTED LOOKING AT THE DATA FROM, UH, A WEEK BY WEEK PERSPECTIVE RATHER THAN DAY BY DAY.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT, UM, SINCE WE BEGAN THIS, I GUESS SINCE MID OCTOBER, TILL NOW, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD A 500% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES PER WEEK.

THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.

SO I WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE, WHAT THE CASE LOAD FOR HOSPITALS LOOKED LIKE, AND ALSO FOR FATALITIES, UM, FOR DEATHS AND FOR HOSPITALIZATION, YOU CAN SEE THERE IS A BIT OF A SPIKE IN HOSPITALIZATION ABOUT HALF OF THE PERCENTAGE OF CASES.

AND THERE, THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DEATHS, UM, AND ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE, UH, UH, IN TERMS OF A PERCENTAGE OF THE NUMBER OF CASES.

SO THIS CORRELATION OF HOSPITALIZATION IN, IN FATALITIES ON THE NUMBER OF CASES IS THERE, BUT IT'S A FRACTION OF THE TOLL.

SO, SO WHEN YOU SEE THESE MASSIVE SPIKES IN ACTIVE CASES, IT'S SOMETHING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

BUT I THINK TO BE ALARMIST WOULD PROBABLY BE BAD PUBLIC POLICY IN MY MIND BECAUSE THE DATA IS JUST NOT SHOWING THAT, UM, THAT, THAT DEATHS AND HOSPITALIZATIONS TRACK THE SAME WAY.

UM, LET ME SHARE THIS.

I'VE BEEN INCLUDING THE INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, OUTBREAKS WITHIN THE CITY.

THE COUNTY HAS NOT PROVIDED NEW OUTBREAK DATA TO THE CITY SINCE NOVEMBER, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY NEW DATA TO SHARE THERE.

AND THEN LET ME END WITH TALKING ABOUT HOW WE HAD MOVED TO PURPLE TIER, AS YOU RECALL, WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT THAT MEANT AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

UM, WE'VE, SINCE NO LONGER ARE PART OF A PURPLE OR A COLORED TIER SYSTEM, UH, THE STATE HAS, AS YOU KNOW, OR AS YOU ARE HEARD, UM, HAS IDENTIFIED FIVE DIFFERENT REGIONS WITHIN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN ICU BEDS ARE LOOKED AT AS SORT OF THE METRICS.

SO IF, UH, IF A, AN ENTIRE REGION GETS BELOW A 15% CAPACITY OF ICU BEDS, THEN A NEW STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IS APPLIED TO THAT ENTIRE REGION.

WE'RE PART OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION.

CURRENTLY OUR ICU CAPACITY IS, IS 10.1%, UM, FOR THE ENTIRE AREA COVERING ALL THE WAY FROM, UM, UH, PRETTY MUCH MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, UM, ALL THE WAY UP TO SAN LUIS OBISPO AREA, INCLUDING IMPERIAL VALLEY.

UH, I SHOULD NOTE AS THE LATEST DATA I SAW ABOUT ICU CAPACITY IN OUR COUNTY, WHICH INCLUDES, UM, ICU BEDS TAKEN UP BY FOLKS OUTSIDE OF OUR REGION, EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION, WE'RE AT ABOUT 20%.

SO EVEN THOUGH, UM, WE'RE PART OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION, FROM WHAT I HEAR OUR CAPACITY OF ICU BEDS, AT LEAST IN OUR COUNTY STILL REMAINS ROBUST.

SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN? THE FACT THAT WE HAVE THE STAY AT HOME ORDERS? I MEANS THAT ALL, UM, WHAT IS OPEN ARE IN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, DENTAL AND MEDICAL OFFICES, HOTELS CAN REMAIN OPEN.

GROCERY STORES CAN BE AT 35% CAPACITY.

UM, ALL OTHER INDOOR RETAIL, INCLUDING INDOOR MALLS IS AT 20% CAPACITY WITH, WITH THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE ENTRANCE MONITORING, TO ENSURE THAT THAT THRESHOLD ISN'T CROSSED GYMS, PLACES OF WORSHIP AND RECREATION CAN STILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE, BUT ONLY FROM AN OUTDOOR PERSPECTIVE, UH, RESTAURANTS CAN NOT HAVE INDOOR OR EVEN OUTDOOR DINING.

THE MUST ONLY, UM, ARE RESIGNED TO TAKE OUT AND TO PICK UP SCHOOLS CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE IF THEY CURRENTLY ARE OPERATING UNDER, UM, AN IN-PERSON PERMIT WAIVER, AND THEN WHAT'S WHAT ARE CLOSED OR NOT ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES,

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WE'VE ACTUALLY CLOSED ALL OF OUR PLAYGROUNDS IN THE CITY OF ALCOHOL, UM, HAND SALONS, BARBERS, PERSONAL CARE BARS, MUSEUMS, ZOOS, UM, FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT ARE ALL CLOSED.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

UM, BASED ON THE ORDER, THERE'S A THREE WEEK PERIOD AFTER, UM, WE LOSE OUR ICU BED CAPACITY.

SO THIS STAY-AT-HOME ORDER IS THROUGH A MINIMUM OF DECEMBER 27TH AND PERHAPS LONGER, DEPENDING ON WHERE WE'RE AT FROM A, FROM A BED PERSPECTIVE.

SO, UM, WITH THAT STAFF IS ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE USEFUL TO THE CITY COUNCIL IN THE FUTURE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO, UM, GET THAT INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY OR OUR, UM, OUR OWN SOURCES TOO.

SO WITH THAT COUNCIL, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE, UH, QUESTIONS, GRAHAM.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

YES, SIR.

SO IF I HEAR YOU, RIGHT, YOU'RE, YOU'RE SAYING THAT OUR ICU CAPACITY IN THE SAN DIEGO AREA THAT INCLUDED LOS ANGELES IS, UM, MY 20% OR A BED STILL OPEN.

RIGHT.

THAT'S THE LATEST WE SAW YESTERDAY.

AND BY THE WAY, THAT NUMBER FLUCTUATES GREATLY FROM DAY TO DAY.

YEAH.

SO MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU HAVE ANY DATA ON WHAT THE AVERAGE ICU CAPACITY WOULD BE IN DECEMBER, YOU KNOW, YEARS? BECAUSE I REMEMBER THAT SHARP HOSPITAL, I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR, THE YEAR BEFORE HAD TO OPEN UP TENTS OUTSIDE THERE IN THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS, THERE'S BEEN TALK ABOUT, UM, OVER CAPACITY OR CAPACITY PROBLEMS IN THE ICU AND THE EMERGENCY ROOMS BECAUSE OF FLU AND, UH, OTHER COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.

YOU HAVE ANY DATA ABOUT THAT? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I'VE ACTUALLY ASKED THE COUNTY FOR INFORMATION ABOUT HOSPITAL CAPACITY IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

AND ALSO I SEE CAPACITY IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

SO WE COULD KIND OF LOOK AT FOR ALL I KNOW, AND AGAIN, I DON'T OPERATE A HOSPITAL, BUT PERHAPS HOSPITALS HAVE TO BE AT ABOUT 85% FULL IN ORDER TO TURN A PROFIT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT, UM, I'M MAKING SOME ASSUMPTIONS THAT YOU CAN'T HAVE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF HOSPITAL BEDS EMPTY AND MAKE MONEY.

YEAH.

THE PROFIT MOTIVE ON ICU IS PROBABLY DIFFICULT, BUT, UM, I KNOW THAT PROMISE CENTERS OFTENTIMES STAY AT 90% CAPACITY JUST BECAUSE IT BIG CITIES, THERE'S A LOT OF TRAUMA AND THAT YOU HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED AS A TRAUMA CENTER.

SO THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL, BUT I WOULD GUESS THAT THAT SHARP GROSSMONT AND SHARP MEMORIAL PROBABLY AT THIS TIME OF YEAR STAYS CLOSE TO THAT NUMBER, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPECULATE.

SO IF YOU CAN GET THAT INFORMATION, I APPRECIATE IT.

ABSOLUTELY.

UH, GRAHAM, UH, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY DEATHS IN OKLAHOMA FROM COVID HAS THAT BEEN REPORTED YET? UM, MR. KEVIN, YOU ASKED ME THAT QUESTION ONE DAY AND I DIDN'T HAVE IT.

DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE COUNTY WAS REPORTING DEATHS FOR FOUR JURORS PRESENT CODE.

I THINK THAT THEY MAY START REPORTING THAT SOON.

IF I CAN FIND THAT DATA, I WILL LET I'LL LET YOU KNOW, AND I'LL LET THE REST OF THE COUNSEL KNOW AND I'LL BUY THAT TO THEM.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS ACTUALLY, UH, FEATURED AT A UT ARTICLE WITHIN THE PAST SEVEN DAYS, AN INTERACTIVE MAP ON THEIR WEBSITE WHERE THE COUNTY HAS REPORTED BY ZIP CODE.

OKAY.

AND LET'S REMEMBER THAT, UH, THERE ARE PARTS OF NINE, TWO OH TWO ONE AND OH ONE NINE THAT ARE NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS.

I'LL, I'LL DO MY BEST TO TRY TO GET THAT HONE DOWN FROM JUST THE CITY LIMITS AND, UM, GET THAT DATA TO THE COUNCIL.

I HAVE A QUESTION THERE WAS A WHILE AGO, THE COUNTY PUT OUT INFORMATION ON WHERE THESE CASES WERE COMING FROM.

AND A THIRD OF THE PEOPLE GOT IT FROM ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER.

A THIRD OF THE PEOPLE GOT IT FROM WORK 17% FROM TRAVEL, INCLUDING 9% OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

UH, DOWN 2.4% FOR GYMS THAT'S COUNTY WIDE.

DO WE HAVE ANY KIND OF INFO, LIKE IS THE COUNTY PROVIDING THAT KIND OF LEVEL FOR THE CITY? I HAVE NOT SEEN INFORMATION, BUT I CAN ASK FOR IT.

I BET THAT, YEAH.

OKAY.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS? OH, THAT'S A GREAT REPORT GRANT.

THANKS.

UH, THE MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE US LIKE THIS, THE BETTER, BECAUSE THAT'S CERTAINLY THE NUMBER ONE THING ON TOP OF PEOPLE'S MINDS RIGHT NOW IS NOT ONLY THE DISEASE,

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SO THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE THE BETTER.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THAT BRINGS US TO COMMISSIONER REPORTS.

THERE ARE NO COMMISSION REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM

[17. Council Activity Report]

[18. City Council Assignments RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approves City Council assignments (as identified in the report) to various boards and commissions representing El Cajon.]

UM, AND, UM, GRANT, YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT THIS? CERTAINLY, UM, UH, MR. CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AS YOU KNOW, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE, UM, OR I SHOULD SAY THE CITY IS REPRESENTED, HAS OPPORTUNITIES TO RECREATE, BE REPRESENTED ON VARIOUS BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UH, REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMES UP ANNUALLY AND WE'RE REQUIRED FOR SOME OF THESE BOARDS ACTUALLY SHARE WITH THEM THE MINUTES TOO.

UM, SO WHEN YOUR VOTE IS CAST, IT'S, IT'S LEGAL.

SO, UM, I TOOK LAST YEAR'S ASSIGNMENTS.

UM, I, UH, I DON'T WANT TO SAY PROMOTED, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, UM, MR. GOLDWELL WAS THE ALTERNATE ON MTS AND MR. MCCLELLAN WAS THE PRIMARY.

SO I RECOMMENDED IT.

I RECOMMEND THAT STEVE GOBLE SERVICE, THE PRIMARY AND THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ BACKFILL IS THE ALTERNATE.

UH, WE HAVE SOME OF THE, UM, COMMISSIONS THAT, UM, UH, MR. MCALLEN WAS ALSO ON.

SO I'M RECOMMENDING THAT MICHELLE MITCHELL SERVE ON SOME OF THOSE AS EITHER THE ALTERNATE OR THE PRIMARY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE HARRY GRIFFITH PARK JOINT STEERING COMMITTEE WITH, UM, CITY OF LAMESA, THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE GROSSMONT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO, UM, I'D RECOMMEND IT, THAT THE LIST THAT'S PRESENTED BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF REPORT BE APPROVED.

UM, BUT, UH, STAFF ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OF THE RATIONALE OF WHY THESE RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE OR MAKE ANY OTHER CHANGES.

AND WE CAN NOTE THOSE CHANGES.

YEAH.

FIRST OFF, COUNSEL, UM, IF YOU WERE, UM, UNHAPPY WITH ASSIGNMENT OR ARE YOU, FOR SOME REASON, CAN'T DO YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

THAT WAS THE TIME TO TELL SO WE CAN RECTIFY THAT.

OKAY.

ANGELA, WE HAVE YOUR SPEAKERS.

WE DO NOT, SIR.

OKAY.

WITH NO MORE DISCUSSION THEN, UH, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MAYOR WELTER VOTE.

YES.

DEPUTY MAYOR OR TEAS.

YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER GRAEBEL YES.

COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.

YES.

AND COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL COUNCIL MEMBER.

MICHELLE, I THINK YOU'RE MUTED.

YES.

THANK YOU.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

ALL RIGHT, GREAT.

[19. COUNCILMEMBER GARY KENDRICK METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire Training JPA.; East County Advanced Purification JPA.]

YOU'RE A KYNAR AS REPORTED,

[21. COUNCILMEMBER STEVE GOBLE SANDAG – Board of Directors – Alternate; SANDAG Public Safety Committee – Alternate; METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA – Alternate; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee; MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board) – Alternate; East County Advanced Purification JPA - Alternate.]

[22. DEPUTY MAYOR PHIL ORTIZ East County Economic Development Council.]

AND MICHELLE, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE YET.

SO WHY

[20. COUNCILMEMBER BOB MCCLELLAN MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board); Harry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; Heartland Communications – Alternate]

AND IT'S AS REPORTED.